A Night At The NMT Awards
We were in attendance at the Nursery Management Today awards on Saturday evening, competing in two categories - Practitioner of the Year (Hannah Saunders) and Trainer of the Year (Janey Mondal & Catherine Bond).
Whilst we couldn't take home the victory on this occasion, it only makes us stronger for the future and helps us provide better childcare and team quality across the board.
Well done to everyone involved and here's to next time!
NMT Awards LIVE!
We're all heading up for the Nursery Management Today Awards this evening and we're looking forward to finding out if we've won in our two categories! In case you've forgotten, Keynsham's Head of Babies, Hannah Saunders, is up for 'Practitioner of the Year' and our trainers, Janey Mondal and Catherine Bond and both representing us for 'Trainer of the Year'.
We'd love it if you could all have joined us for the ceremony to cheer them on, but now you can! We're going to be broadcasting the event live via Periscope and you can tune in for free to watch as the awards unfold!
Just download Periscope now and follow @snapdragonsltd and you can be part of the evening with us! The presentations will begin from around 20:00, so we'll broadcast as often as we can and will definitely cover the presentation of our two categories!
Wish us luck!
Stories With Snapdragons: We Search For Nemo
After all the excitement surrounding the release of the new 'Finding Dory' trailer this week, we thought it would be a nice idea to revisit the story that started it all - 'Finding Nemo'. Rhys Williams, Head of Toddlers at Snapdragons Weston reads us the adapted version by Victoria Saxon in this new episode of 'Stories With Snapdragons.'
If you like the series, then subscribe to our podcast at http://www.itunes.com/podcasts/storieswithsnapdragons and leave us a rating, to help others find us.
Winter Wonderland is on December 5th
Our annual winter event, Winter Wonderland, is returning again and is being held at Snapdragons Keynsham for the first time.
Open to all families, whether they attend Snapdragons or not, the event is stuffed full of fun things to see and do, including Santa's Grotto, craft stations, delicious seasonal foods and a fabulous raffle with some great prizes.
Entry is just £1.00 per adult and children get in free! All the money raised at the event will be going to Bristol Children's Hospital, who are currently caring for a child at one of the nurseries who is suffering from leukaemia. We'd appreciate all your help for this worthy cause.
Winter Wonderland will be held at Snapdragons Keynsham on Saturday December 5th, from 2pm to 5pm.
Parent groups
During October, we held our first baby group for parents and their babies, at our Keynsham nursery. Open to anyone, the five week group covered a host of fun activities, including messy play, heuristic play and baby massage.
We've got another group planned at Keynsham again in January, along with one at our Broadwood nursery in the same month. These groups are free to sign up to and have limited spaces, so if you'd like to take part, then head over to our parent group page and book your place now.
Meanwhile, take a peek at what the last group was like.